Magnets often attract curious minds. Einstein told of his profound sense of hidden order after witnessing the invisible forces of the Earth’s magnetic field guide the needle of a compass. For...
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Securing any internship is a huge accomplishment for a college student, but it’s even sweeter when it combines hands-on leadership training with a few tasty perks. Senior Justin Medina and...
November 13, 2025
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In her day job as a vice president at the advanced technology company Booz Allen Hamilton, Catherine Ordun, Ph.D. ’23, information systems, leads teams of engineers working on far-out AI tech. In...
May 30, 2025
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Anyone trying to soothe a fussy toddler has their work cut out for them under normal circumstances. Add 379 feet of earth above your head and about 30 other tourists to the equation and you’ve got...
December 9, 2024
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Van Helsing straddles the vampire, brandishing her cross and wooden stake. The undead—mouth and shirt stained with blood—had just confessed to a brutal kill when the vampire slayer brings down her...
November 3, 2023
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When Chris Peregoy ’81, visual and performing arts, M.F.A. ’99, intermedia and digital arts, received a tin full of Christmas cookies from his sister around the year 2000, he immediately dumped...
June 12, 2023
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With Jess Presuel ’23, biological sciences, an international student from Mexico Jess Presuel’s route to UMBC was not a direct flight from Mérida, Yucatán—her home state in Mexico—to UMBC....
November 23, 2022
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With Joella Lubaszewski ’10, theatre, UMBC’s coordinator in fitness and wellness In the hustle and bustle of exams, family dinners, and everyday life, it can be easy to forget to take time...
November 22, 2021
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With Zaynub Siddiqui ’21, psychology Last November, Zaynub Siddiqui ’21, psychology, set out to paint the town red—and yellow, green, pink, and black. Jumping at the chance to contribute...
May 28, 2021
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with Andrew Haberman ’21, computer science, and Davina Orieukwu, assistant Track & Field coach It’s widely accepted that you need to practice a skill for 10,000 hours before becoming an...
December 2, 2020
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